Coastal Waters Forecast
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FZUS54 KCRP 181812
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1212 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ200-190715-
1212 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Generally, a moderate to fresh southeasterly breeze (BF 4-5) of 10-
20 knots and seas 3-5 feet will persist through this weekend. There
will be low shower and thunderstorm chances into early next week,
with medium chances (40-50%) Friday through Saturday. Another cold
front is looking more likely to pass through the waters early next
week, but confidence is low on specific timing.

$$

GMZ236-237-190715-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1212 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
showers.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ231-232-190715-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1212 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland
waters choppy. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance
of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland
waters choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-190715-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1212 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up
to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-190715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1212 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ275-190715-
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-
1212 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-190715-
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
1212 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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